| Military branches | the Armed Force of El Salvador (La Fuerza Armada de El Salvador, FAES): Army of El Salvador (Ejercito de El Salvador, ES), Navy of El Salvador (Fuerza Naval de El Salvador, FNES), Salvadoran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Salvadorena, FAS); Ministry of Justice and Public Security: National Civil Police (Policia Nacional Civil, PNC) (2021) |
| Military service age and obligation | 18 years of age for selective compulsory military service; 16-22 years of age for voluntary male or female service; service obligation is 12 months, with 11 months for officers and NCOs (2012) |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP | 1.2% of GDP (2019) 1.1% of GDP (2018) 1% of GDP (2017) 1% of GDP (2016) 1% of GDP (2015) |
| Military and security service personnel strengths | the Armed Force of El Salvador (FAES) has approximately 21,000 active troops (17,000 Army; 2,000 Navy; 2,000 Air Force) (2021) |
| Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the FAES is dependent on a mix of mostly older imported platforms, largely from the US; since 2010, the FAES has received small amounts of equipment from Chile, Israel, Spain, and the US (2020) |
| Military deployments | 170 Mali (MINUSMA) (Jan 2021) |
| Military - note | in recent years, about half of the Army was reportedly deployed on internal security duties to support the National Police with combating gang violence, organized crime, and narcotics trafficking, as well as assisting with border security (2021) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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